Bloomsbury presents The Land of Tears and Hope: The Ukrainian Story by Illia Ponomarenko, read by Greg Kolpakchi.An epic, popular history of Ukraine**, from an acclaimed, front-line war reporter, directly countering Putin’s attempted erasure of Ukrainian identity.**“Likely the best-known Ukrainian after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (Der Spiegel), Illia Ponomarenko, author of I Will Show You How It Was, returns with a magisterial...

An urgent call to arms from Time’s Person of the Year, the Ukrainian leader whose unwavering courage in the face of the Russian invasion has inspired the world and turned him overnight into a global beacon of democracyThe words of a man. The message of a people.Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine’s story through the words of its president.It is t...

Bloomsbury presents Believe: The Autobiography by Oleksandr Zinchenko, read by Greg Kolpakchi.The remarkable story of the footballer who battled against the odds to achieve his dreams – only to see his country having to fight to survive, after the shocking invasion of Ukraine.A fan favourite at Arsenal and previously at Manchester City, Oleksandr Zinchenko has been lighting up the Premier League with his fearless performances for many years. But hi...

Brought to you by Penguin.‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come.Language of War is about what happens when your world changes overnight. When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the ...

A “pioneering and fundamental” (Timothy Snyder) new history of Ukraine from one of its leading public intellectualsWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the “creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society” that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, confl...

Short, sometimes sweet and often strange, here are seven great stories by some of the best writers from around the world...Anne EnrightYoko OgawaDavid SzalayNadifa MohamedAndrey KurkovYael van der Woudenand Roddy DoyleThe Booker Prizes celebrate the world’s best fiction. In this book, Roddy Doyle, who won in 1993, has chosen a range of brilliant stories written by other winners and nominees. Discover short stories t...